Orange Line
Rapid Transit
For more information, visit https://www.mbta.com/schedules/Orange.
Current Service Alerts
Roxbury Crossing Elevator 847 (Platform to paid lobby) unavailable due to maintenance
🧑🔧 A shuttle bus will be available to transport customers between Roxbury Crossing and Ruggles. To exit, exit the train at Ruggles and find station personnel or use a station call box to request the shuttle bus to Roxbury Crossing. To board, find station personnel or use a station call box at Roxbury Crossing to request the shuttle bus to Ruggles. Alternatively, customers may also use Bus Route 22 for transportation between Roxbury Crossing and Ruggles.
Chinatown Elevator 876 (Oak Grove platform to Washington St, Essex St) will be unavailable through Mon Nov 3 for major equipment upgrades.
🧑🔧 The elevator will be closed for work that will significantly improve its long-term reliability. To Exit: Take an Oak Grove Train to Downtown Crossing; then take Downtown Crossing elevator 891 to Franklin Street. At Franklin Street customers should turn left and travel 450 feet south on Washington Street then take Downtown Crossing elevator 892 to the Forest Hills platform. Then take a Forest Hills Train to Chinatown and use elevator 922 to exit the station. To Board: Go to Chinatown Elevator 922 on Essex St. Take Elevator 922 to the Forest Hills platform. Take a Forest Hills train to Tufts Medical Center. Transfer to an Oak Grove train.
Jackson Square: The platform is undergoing renovations to improve safety and accessibility. Sections of the platform are unlevel, which may make it difficult for some riders to board and exit trains. This work will take place through fall 2025.
Please see station personnel or use a station call box to request assistance.
Jackson Square: The stairway connecting the Jackson Sq lobby and the south end of the platform is closed until winter 2026. Use the stairway at the north end of the platform. This closure is for the construction of a new stairway and a second elevator.
Ruggles Escalator 136 (Orange Line platform to upper lobby) unavailable
Assembly Escalator 442 (Foley Street to unpaid lobby) unavailable due to maintenance
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State Escalator 6 (Oak Grove platform to Old State House lobby) unavailable
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
Back Bay Elevator 853 (Orange Line platform to lobby) unavailable due to maintenance
🧑🔧 A shuttle bus will be available to transport customers between Back Bay and Massachusetts Avenue. To exit, exit the train at Massachusetts Avenue and find station personnel or use a station call box to request the shuttle bus to Back Bay. To board, find station personnel or use a station call box at Back Bay to request the shuttle bus to Massachusetts Avenue.
Downtown Crossing Escalator 113 (Alewife platform to Hawley Street) unavailable from Mon Oct 20 at 6:00 AM to Tue Oct 21 at 6:00 PM due to maintenance
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Stations Served
This route stops at Assembly, Back Bay, Chinatown, Community College, Downtown Crossing, Forest Hills, Green Street, Haymarket, Jackson Square, Malden Center, Massachusetts Avenue, North Station, Oak Grove, Roxbury Crossing, Ruggles, State, Stony Brook, Sullivan Square, Tufts Medical Center and Wellington.
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